Worship with us virtually on facebook live Sundays at 11am or in person. - Due to recent covid exposures worship for August 15, 2021 will be virtual only, via zoom. Link will be emailed to our mailing list later this week. Contact church office email for link.
Reentry Precautions- your safety is our priority!
Please review the reentry precautions as you prepare to join us on Sunday. Let us covenant together as we begin this new way of being in community together. By your presence, for the good of our whole community, you agree to participate in the following practices.
Phase II – reentry with precautions
As your session met through the course of this pandemic, we discerned, prayed and adopted some guidelines about how we will plan to resume in person worship activities. Please know we have read many articles and studies, carefully discussed and considered our possibilities and options, and offer these guidelines for our return to in person worship, with humility and understanding that in this uncertain climate resuming in person activities for you at this time may not be possible. Be assured that part of our return includes continuing to offer virtual worship options as well. We ask that you continue to be in prayer for our community as we work towards a new normal and way of being church together.
Please review the reentry precautions as you prepare to join us on Sunday. Let us covenant together as we begin this new way of being in community together. By your presence, for the good of our whole community, you agree to participate in the following practices.
Phase II – reentry with precautions
- Greeter will pass out masks if needed; and one greeter will be stationed at door to open door for worshipers
- Signage will be placed at entrance regarding safe processes and practices
- Require mask; kindly and compassionately explain to anyone refusing to wear a mask that it is a requirement to enter the church building
- Masks are required for children and adults over age 3, while you are inside the building
- Hand hygiene stations are available upon entry of the church and the sanctuary, please use
- Seating is arranged at least 6 feet apart and arranged in family units, please follow signage and usher seating recommendations
- No congregational singing
- Soloist will sing in the choir loft, while masked, choir will resume on May 16th
- Responsive reading – congregation is asked to speak softly
- Pulpit designated for preacher only, who will speak without a mask, and a lectern with microphone will be placed at a distance for liturgists
- Children’s Story Time – KC or designee will read, while masked. Children are invited to come forward to see pictures and be seated at a 3 ft distance
- The nursery will be available for the youngest children, with 2 vaccinated and masked care providers. Some children will remain in the worship service with their families. The nursery protocols will be evaluated after 2 weeks
- Offering – offering plates will be placed in the sanctuary in designated places for those who wish to give; the offering time will be a time to think meditatively about the work of the church
- Passing of the peace – explore different ways to acknowledge one another without movement around the sanctuary or touching; will try different activities (i.e. waves, nods) and decide what is most comfortable for the congregation
- No food (coffee, donuts, fellowship oriented food) in Phase II
- Preset Bibles and hymnals will be placed on the pews. Bulletins will be available upon entry for members to pick up
- Dismissal: request will be made that people are mindful of social distancing and immediately exit the building; no socializing in the building after the worship service
- Livestreaming will continue for those members who are not comfortable with returning to in-person worship in Phase II
As your session met through the course of this pandemic, we discerned, prayed and adopted some guidelines about how we will plan to resume in person worship activities. Please know we have read many articles and studies, carefully discussed and considered our possibilities and options, and offer these guidelines for our return to in person worship, with humility and understanding that in this uncertain climate resuming in person activities for you at this time may not be possible. Be assured that part of our return includes continuing to offer virtual worship options as well. We ask that you continue to be in prayer for our community as we work towards a new normal and way of being church together.